BRNO, CAPITAL OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION IN 2002

To celebrate the 20th Brno Biennial, Icograda and the Moravian Gallery in Brno (Czech Republic) joined forces to make Brno the Capital of Visual Communication in 2002.

Brno (Czech Republic) - To celebrate the 20th Brno Biennial, Icograda and the Moravian Gallery in Brno (Czech Republic) joined forces to make Brno the Capital of Visual Communication in 2002.

20th Brno Biennial of Graphic DesignThe 20th Brno Biennial, endorsed by Icograda,* will be held from 18 June to 20 October 2002 at the Moravian Gallery and other galleries in Brno (Czech Republic). This international exhibition of poster, corporate identity, information and advertising graphics will showcase the most progressive and current trends in graphic design and will raise public awareness about the impact of graphic design in society.

The Brno Biennial, launched in 1963, is the most important international exhibition of graphic design in the Czech Republic and one of the oldest periodical design exhibitions in the world. The 2002 Biennial will highlight designs that shape today's visual culture and contribute to the functional organisation of information. Selected from 814 entries, works by 344 designers from 42 countries will be featured in the exhibition. The largest collections are from Japan (73 participants), Czech Republic (47), Germany (24), China (21), Poland (17), USA (15), France (13), Italy (12) and Russia (10).

The 20th Brno Biennial is complemented by a number of events that will exhibit contemporary trends in international graphic design:

Posters of Ralph Schraivogel (Switzerland)The exhibition will present the best poster works of this Swiss graphic designer and 18th Brno Biennial laureate. Schraivogel became famous in the Early 1990's with his experimental posters, which incorporate manipulated photography and typography.

Otto Neurath: ISOTYPE and Development of Modern Global SymbolsThe project explains the origin of pictograms and 'visual abbreviations' which have become important contributions to universal communication.

Czech Film Posters of the 20th CenturyThis exhibition, prepared in cooperation with the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague and the Prague National Film Archive, will present the most remarkable Czech posters for both local and foreign films from the past century.